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Monday, January 21, 2013

Toddler Menu Week 2

New toddler menu! I'm trying to not do the same thing twice in a row, but boy it's hard and I do have leftovers snuck in there once or twice. You can only make so many different things for breakfast! Haha!
 
Monday:
Breakfast - Cheese biscuit and banana
Lunch - Shells and cheese with peas and peaches
Dinner - Rotisserie chicken with tri color rotini in a fresh tomato/mushroom sauce
 
Tuesday:
Breakfast
- Cinnamon toast and peaches
Lunch - Baby omelet with cheese, bell pepper, and mushroom with Mandarin oranges
Dinner - Crockpot Korean beef with quinoa and broccoli
 
Wednesday:
Breakfast
- Blueberry muffins and cantaloupe
Lunch - Potato soup with cheese toast and a spinach and pear pouch
Dinner - Hot Dog with scalloped potatoes and baked beans
 
Thursday:
Breakfast - Biscuits and gravy with banana
Lunch - Leftover Crockpot Korean beef and Asian noodles with corn and peas
Dinner - BBQ chicken with rice and peas
 
Friday:
Breakfast - French toast and an orange
Lunch - Vegetable Beef soup and bread
Dinner - Chicken Pot Pie
 
Saturday:
Breakfast - Waffles and mixed berries
Lunch - Leftover Chicken Pot Pie
Dinner - London Broil with whole potatoes, peas, and peaches
 
Sunday:
Breakfast - Pancakes and banana
Lunch - Deli Turkey with peas and pears
Dinner - Tacos with yellow rice, peppers, and pineapple
 
Snacks:
Yogurt
Fruit cups
Food Pouches
All Natural Cheese Puffs
Cheese Sticks
Cream Cheese and Ritz (sounds odd, but kids LOVE this)
Cheddar Bunnies
 
 
 
 A sample of Moo's lunch today:
 
If I keep her peas seperate, she eats in the insides and spits out the shell, but if I combine them with her other food, she eats them no problem. Plus, who doesn't like peas in their macaroni??
This is what was left:

 
She ate all of her peaches and all but three bites of her shells and cheese and peas. I was impressed. Some days I'm excited to get two bites out of her.
 
Interesting little facts about feeding a 1 year old (like my Moo):
 
I use to work in childcare in a 1 year old classroom and it was state mandated that the children were to be given 1/4 cup of each food served. You read that right 1/4 cup. Doesn't seem like much, does it? I think all parents are guilty of giving two to three times that much food, but 1/4 of a cup is the perfect amount for that age. Now don't get me wrong, some days kids eat more, some days they eat less and you will adjust accordingly, but if you're looking for a starting point on how much to give your child, then whip out that 1/4 measuring cup and dish it out that way.
 
Also, since we are in the whole cow's milk realm, I asked Moo's pediatrician exactly how much milk should she be getting a day. Moo was a 4 6oz bottles a day girl and when I introduced WCM she dropped to drinking on 4oz out of her 6. Like any mother, I was concerned that she was no longer drinking like she should. Her pediatrician said I could drop one of her bottles and that once they are soley on WCM they need no more than 20oz of milk a day. So Moo's now 16oz a day versus 24oz a day was normal and actually really good. Whew! So, if you're curious about WCM consumption, there you go!

Hope these menus help take the stress of what to feed your new little foodie off your shoulders some!

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